The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-07
WORKERS AND TALKERS.
How a Frenchmap Settles the Vexed
Question of Government Aid.

How Frenchman Settles the Vexed
Question of Government Aid.
CHICAGO, June 6.--At a meeting of the
Trade and Labor Assembly yesterday
Victor Delahaye, French Nationalist, was
introduced. He said he had been sent to
America by the French government TO in
vestigate the labor problem in this country.
He was also invested with authority to ex-
anime various machines for manufacturing
textile fabrics, and TO purchase such patent
rights as We're deemed advisable for
furthering that class of work. He
gave pretty full description of
the wage problem in his country. Through
political action they have gained strong
influence with the present government.
Several large buildings were being con-
structed In Paris at the government expense,
to be used for offices by the working people
and the labor organizations. They were
now asking the government for loan of
5000, 900 francs with which to buy machin-
cry for themselves. They propose to pay
this money back in sixty years He uaively
added that if the government did not en-
able Them TO get the machinery, they would
have TO TAKE il any way, and this remark
called for great applause, and a..vote of thanks
was rewarded the speaker.
CLAIMS AN INCREASE OF MEMBERSHIP
" Il ,.
Barry, of the Executive Board of the
Knights of Labor, arrived here yesterday
from Philadelphia to organize the local ak
makers, but was unsuccessful. He was asked
as to the truth of the recently published
statement that the membership of the
knights was decreasing "The statement Is
not true" said Mr.. Barry. ''We now have
a membership of between IL, JOG, 900 and IL, =
00O,0OO, and the number is steadily increas-
ing. We have secured upward of $1,000
new members since the Richmond conven-
tion, held in October, 1886"
Mr.. Barry was shown two kilograms, one
from Philadelphia announcing the action of
Local Assembly No. 1875 in denouncing the
General Executive Board, and the other
from Chicago regarding a proposed secret
meeting in that city of the Knights of
Labor antagonistic to Master Workman
Powderly, Mr.. Barry refused to be inter
viewed upon the subject, stating that he
was not in position to be quoted. He was
a good deal surprised and rather indignant
because the axmakers would not organize as
Knights of Labor.
SILVER WORKERS RETURN.
New YORK, June 6.--All the silver
workers, excepting twenty chasers, out ON
strike at the Whiting Manufacturing
Company's went back to work to-day on
terms mutually satisfactory. The chasers
are expected TO return tomorrow. Further
conferences between the employees and the
employers we're held at Tffany's and Domi-
nick & Hoff's this afternoon
A STRIKE IMPENDING.
READING, PA, June 6.-The committee
representing 300 employees of the different
mills of the Reading Iron Works, called
upon the management to-day and notified
them that at a meeting of all the employees,
it had been agreed not to accept the pro
posed 10 per cent. reduction, announced to
take effect June 13. Ii the reduction is ell
forced a strike is probable.
UNITED AGAIN.
PITTsBURG, June 6.--AIl differences be-
tween the stove manufacturers and mould
ers have been amicably settled and work
will be resumed in the foundries in this sec
ton tomorrow morning.